RULES – HOURS OF SERVICE

The Course covers the following topics

Basics

• Who the hours-of-service regulations apply to
• The purpose of the hours-of-service regulations
• Difference between on-duty and off-duty activities
• How hours-of-service violations affect driver and carrier CSA scores

ELD Basics

• When drivers are required to use an ELD
• Identify the five items required to be in the cab when recording hours with an ELD
• Reduce unassigned drive time
• ELD malfunctions
• Differentiate between coercion and harassment

Hours of Service  Exceptions

• Which drivers can use an hours-of-service exception
• What an exception relieves a driver from

How to Complete a Manual Log

• Identify required fields on a manual log
• Prepare a record of duty status using a manual log
• How to complete a recap to determine the number of hours a driver has available before hitting the 60- or 70-hour limit

Hours of Service Limits

• How fatigue requires drivers to stop driving even if they have hours left to legally operate
• Identify off-duty activities that qualify as a 10-hour break
• How the 14-hour limit is calculated
• Which duty status the 11-hour limit tracks
• When to use the 60- or 70-hour limit
• Identify an exception which resets the 60- or 70-hour limit
• How to satisfy the 30-minute break required under the interruption of driving provision
• Difference between cumulative and consecutive limits

Recording Your Hours

• How to use trip planning to achieve successful time management
• Identify two important components of coercion
• How supporting documents are used to validate recorded hours
• When to keep track of their hours using an ELD, manual log, or time record
• How roadside inspection expectations differ between ELDs, manual logs, and time records